Manufacturer's Labels

Please note that all of the items below are EXAMPLES. They are in NOT FOR SALE. Reproductions are available from other sources. Please note that WE DO NOT USE REPRODUCTION LABELS in our restorations.

If you have a true Victorian trunk then chances are it does not have a manufacturer's label. Some makers did put labels in their trunks during the 19th Century and a few even in the 18th Century but labels did not abound until trunks were actually manufactured in factories. By the end of the 1800s there were literally hundreds of manufacturers around the world with the majority being centered in America and Europe. The names ranged from Aigner in Nurberg, Germany to Winship in Boston, USA. 

The following photo shows a Jenny Lind manufacturer's label from Philadelphia.

Henry Bender, Philadelphia

Louis Vuitton, Paris, London

Find one of these labels with a low serial number inside a trunk that's in good condition and you can nearly name your own price! 

Henry Likly & Co. - Rochester, New York

The Lickly Company was a very popular manufacturer.

J. H. McNamara - Chicago

Both of the following are on the same trunk. The one on the left is paper and inside the lid of the trunk. The one on the right is on the outside, typical of brass labels.

Ernst Lange Company - Dresden, Germany

Wenter's shop - London

Many thanks to F .P .L in Millington, MI.

Stallman Company - Columbus, Ohio

Many thanks to SM and LM in Santa Rosa, CA.

Doncaster Steel Trunk Made by Jones Brothers, Wolverhampton & London

For more information, see the Miscellaneous Trunks page.

Mystic Trunk Company, Racine, Wisconsin

Many thanks to L. S.. in Crystal Lake, IL

MendelTrunx-Cincinnati, Ohio

Rich, Reed and Atwood-Boston, Massachusetts

Many thanks to Alan Land  in Lexington, TN

Henry Wolff Promotional Coin

This coin was made by the Henry Wolff Company as a promotional item. We're not sure if it was given to be used toward a later purchase, as a good luck coin or what. If anyone has any further information about this coin please contact Treasured Chests.

Many thanks to D.R.S

Robert Burr, Boston

This is a very old label inside a hide-covered trunk.

Many thanks to J.S.B in Ellenboro, NC

Moyle, Savannah, Georgia

Not really a manufacturer but rather a shop selling trunks.

Portland Trunk Manufacturing Company, Portland, Oregon

Many thanks to LC in Phoenix, AZ

John B. Duguid, Toledo, Ohio

C. A. Taylor, Chicago

Many thanks to G. R. in Guerneville, CA for the last two labels above

Bazar De Voyage/J. Demuth, Berlin

Many thanks to S. P. in Queenstown, MD for the last two labels above. Both labels are on the same trunk.
The first label is from the maker's shop where the trunk was sold, the second label is from the maker.

J. Merriman and Sons, London

A very old label from late 1700s or early 1800s

Many thanks to T. C. in Houston, TX

Whittle Trunk & Bag Co., Knoxville, Tennessee

F. Carlton, New York

Many thanks to C. E. in Stuttgart, Germany

Isaac Libbey, Rochester, New Hampshire

(For more about Isaac Libbey click here: Isaac Libbey)

Crouch & Fitzgerald, New York

Many thanks to B. M. in Oxford, UK

More Crouch & Fitzgerald

Many thanks for the above two labels to T. T. in Hot Springs, S. D.

Kelly & Flanagan, New York

Many thanks to P. C. in Carver, MA

Eggeman,  Duguid & Co., Toledo, Ohio

Many thanks to A. G. in Sykesville, MD

Edward P. Moyer, Philadelphia

 
Many thanks to L. M. in Port Aransas, TX

Reading Trunk Factory, Reading, Pennsylvania

Many thanks to C. B. in Oxford, Nova Scotia, Canada

Cedarobe By Whittle Trunk & Bag Company, Knoxville, Tennnessee

Many thanks to J. M. in Crossville, TN
(You can see an example of the Cedarobe here.)

United States Trunk Company, Fall River, Massachusetts

Perkiomen Trunk & Bag Company Trunk Sold at Gimbel Brothers

We often find trunks with a label from the manufacturer and the retailer. Here's an example of such a pair.

Schmit Brothers Eagle Trunk Factory (Oshkosh, Wisconsin)

Many thanks to P. N. in Louisville, KY

John Goman, New York City

Many thanks to P. E. A. Jr. in Huntingtown, MD

W. C. Farel, Buffalo, New York

M. M. Secor, Racine, Wisconsin

Many thanks to P. E. A. Jr. in Huntingtown, MD

Bloomington Trunk Company, Bloomington, Illinois

Many thanks to C. H. in Scott City, MO

Phoenix Trunk Factory, Phoenix, Arizona
(Note the similarity to the label above)

Many thanks to JF in Great Falls, VA

J. M. Patterson, Hoboken, New Jersey

Many thanks to K. R. in Winnetka, CA

Houston Trunk Factory, Houston, Texas

Many thanks to I. C. W. in Dothan, Alabama

William Bal, New York

A trunk with this label is in the Brigadier Juan Manuel de Rosas museum in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Many thanks to Museo  "Brigadier Juan Manuel de Rosas", Virrey del Pino - La Matanza, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina

H. W. Rountree, Richmond, Virginia

Many thanks to B. B. in Fenton, MI

Haskell Bros, Chicago
(The first label is inside a trunk, second one is on the outside of same trunk.)

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